Archinect - News2017-09-26T18:00:10-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150023716/scaffolding-around-grenfell-tower-may-be-used-as-screen-for-art-projections
Scaffolding around Grenfell Tower may be used as screen for art projections Julia Ingalls2017-08-22T12:17:00-04:00>2017-08-22T12:17:44-04:00
<img srcset="https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/gc/gcgticlqn2perg5l.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650 1x,https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/gc/gcgticlqn2perg5l.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650&dpr=2 2x, https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/gc/gcgticlqn2perg5l.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650&dpr=3 3x" src="https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/gc/gcgticlqn2perg5l.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650" border="0" title="" alt="" width="650" height="" /><p>As workers prepare to remove the charred debris from Grenfell Tower, the specially erected scaffolding and netting around the building that will block the view of their work from the public may be used as a kind of projection screen for local children's painting and art. At least, that's what site and remediation manager Michael Lockwood has proposed, in part because the schoolchildren are apparently unhappy staring at the burned out husk of the previously-flammably-clad tower.&nbsp;</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://d38w84nuu9j2kr.cloudfront.net/uploads/gp/gp4xa13bxuww55lx.jpeg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://d38w84nuu9j2kr.cloudfront.net/images/1028x/gp/gp4xa13bxuww55lx.jpg"></a></p><figcaption>Residents take in the burned tower. Image: Catholic Church England via Flickr</figcaption></figure><p>According to <a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/grenfell-tower-exterior-could-be-turned-into-a-canvas-for-children-s-art-/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Art Newspaper</a>, "Lockwood recently met primary school pupils in the area who said that looking up at the tower is upsetting. 'I asked them if they would like to come up with paintings of what they would like to see on the building,' he said. The works would be projected on to the scaffolding screen."<br></p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/127807528/oma-designed-chinese-pavilion-now-open-at-2015-venice-art-biennale
OMA-designed Chinese Pavilion now open at 2015 Venice Art Biennale Justine Testado2015-05-23T01:31:00-04:00>2015-05-26T21:10:12-04:00
<img srcset="https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/n7/n7za0b1guwwn3px2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650 1x,https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/n7/n7za0b1guwwn3px2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650&dpr=2 2x, https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/n7/n7za0b1guwwn3px2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650&dpr=3 3x" src="https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/n7/n7za0b1guwwn3px2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650" border="0" title="" alt="" width="650" height="" /><p>OMA returns to Venice once again in the debut of the Chinese Pavilion they designed for the 2015 International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, "All the World's Futures", which opened to the public on May 9. Commissioned by the Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation, the multimedia exhibition balances aspects of traditional Chinese culture and society with the works of various contemporary artists and designers all under the theme, "Other Future."</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/8s/8sunhytc3bmxfk00.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/44/44dpl3gjdzxb7sia.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ge/gerogi3ip2jroeh4.jpg"></p><p>The exhibition features work by notable Chinese creatives like classical composer Tan Dun, Liu Jiakun of Jiakun Architects, artist Lu Yang, filmmaker Wu Wenguang / Caochangdi Work Station, and Wen Hui / Living Dance Studio. The artworks are positioned against a backdrop of digital projections so as to connect the interior and exterior works.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/7w/7wvyszdshnu174f4.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/fo/fo0nwk9a1irj2rin.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ni/niek2i57d17vkt7f.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/1c/1cltdd178ywjro9x.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/dq/dqriwnv8otxys7sc.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ok/ok7kt76temaq6uxx.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/tv/tvqjrxj1t6x3l0g2.jpg"><br><em>All images Copyright OMA</em>.</p><p>OMA Asia designed "Other Future" in collaboration with curatorial advisor Kayoko Ota, who was in charge of the Japanese Pavilion at the <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/453301/2014-venice-biennale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2014 Venice Architecture Biennale</a>. Dong...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/108721007/luftwerk-s-flow-im-fluss-to-illuminate-chicago-s-couch-place-alley-with-screens-made-of-water
Luftwerk's FLOW/Im Fluss to illuminate Chicago's Couch Place alley with screens made of water Justine Testado2014-09-11T17:06:00-04:00>2014-09-18T16:43:18-04:00
<img srcset="https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/q8/q83gty1h7zuceed3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650 1x,https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/q8/q83gty1h7zuceed3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650&dpr=2 2x, https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/q8/q83gty1h7zuceed3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650&dpr=3 3x" src="https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/q8/q83gty1h7zuceed3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650" border="0" title="" alt="" width="650" height="" /><p>Crafty space manipulator <a href="http://luftwerk.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luftwerk</a> will showcase<em> FLOW/Im Fluss</em>, a nightly light and water installation at Chicago's Couch Place alley on September 17-20 from 5 p.m. to midnight. Luftwerk, the Chicago-based collaborative established by Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero, is best known for their signature medium of site-specific light and projected video installations.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/mo/moh2tldh2o9cdn7c.jpg"></p><p>Presented by the <a href="http://loopchicago.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chicago Loop Alliance</a>, the <a href="http://www.goethe.de" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goethe-Institute Chicago</a>, and the <a href="http://www.nrdc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Natural Resources Defense Council</a>, Luftwerk's FLOW/Im Fluss celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Sister Cities Chicago and Hamburg. As a nod to each city's river locations, the installation visualizes the characteristics of the Chicago River and Hamburg's River Elbe through video compositions that will be projected on "screens" made of water.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/gn/gniodb99ll6n1tj9.jpg"><br><br>Having lived in both cities, Luftwerk is based on the encompassing, connective nature of water in FLOW as people gather to get a closer look at the flow of data readings collected from both rivers. Adding sound ...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/86833749/opera-adaptation-for-plan-of-the-city-film-currently-in-the-works
Opera adaptation for "Plan Of The City" film currently in the works Justine Testado2013-11-18T13:29:00-05:00>2013-11-25T22:34:09-05:00
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Since our sister site <a href="http://bustler.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bustler</a> first mentioned Joshua Frankel's <a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/plan_of_the_city_skyscrapers_on_mars/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Plan Of The City" in 2011</a>, a new project is now underway to bring the film to the stage as an opera. An official title for the production is yet to be decided.</p>
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Frankel, composer Judd Greenstein, and 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tracy K. Smith wlll combine their artistic talents to tell the story of urban planner Robert Moses and journalist Jane Jacobs, who each influenced the New York City landscape and the field of urbanism.</p>
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Be on the lookout for some Plan Of The City events happening this week. The "indie classical" NOW Ensemble will give <a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/event/judd_greenstein_joshua_frankel_and_the_now_ensemble_plan_of_the_city_and_ot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a live performance of the Plan Of The City</a> on Nov. 19 at the Winter Garden in Brookfield Place. The event is free!</p>
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Frankel will then conduct his first animation study at the BAM Next Wave Festival on Nov. 23, as part of the <a href="http://www.bam.org/music/2013/21cliederabend" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21c Liederabend program</a>. As musical exploration, the animation will be presented with a music segment written by Greenstein set to Walt Whitman's <em>M...</em></p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/79619004/bright-prospects-for-the-second-genius-loci-weimar-videomapping-festival
Bright prospects for the second Genius Loci Weimar videomapping festival Justine Testado2013-08-16T18:23:00-04:00>2013-08-16T18:40:19-04:00
<img srcset="https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/b8/b8c16f68ab990389a430e143981806a6?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650 1x,https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/b8/b8c16f68ab990389a430e143981806a6?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650&dpr=2 2x, https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/b8/b8c16f68ab990389a430e143981806a6?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650&dpr=3 3x" src="https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/b8/b8c16f68ab990389a430e143981806a6?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650" border="0" title="" alt="" width="650" height="" /><em><p>The second Genius Loci Weimar festival took place in Weimar, Germany last weekend from Aug. 9-11. The annual festival is a growing event that celebrates and gathers talent in the emerging art form of videomapping. After last year's success, Genius Loci Weimar has expanded to include in its program a competition, symposium, videomapping workshops, and an exhibition in cooperation with the Bauhaus University Weimar.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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https://archinect.com/news/article/60929942/your-text-here-by-marcos-zotes
"YOUR TEXT HERE" by Marcos Zotes Archinect2012-11-07T20:26:00-05:00>2012-11-08T17:09:04-05:00
<img srcset="https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/yx/yxxux5t667ib9z1f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650 1x,https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/yx/yxxux5t667ib9z1f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650&dpr=2 2x, https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/yx/yxxux5t667ib9z1f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650&dpr=3 3x" src="https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/yx/yxxux5t667ib9z1f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=650" border="0" title="" alt="" width="650" height="" /><p>
You may recall Marcos Zotes from his <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/44059415/rafm-gnu-n-tt-ra-by-marcos-zotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rafm&ouml;gnu&eth; N&aacute;tt&uacute;ra</a> light installation in Iceland that we <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/44059415/rafm-gnu-n-tt-ra-by-marcos-zotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">previously featured</a> here on Archinect. He has just shared with us his latest project, "YOUR TEXT HERE"...</p>
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The city is constantly telling us what to do, what to think, and how to act. Using explicit visual language, a multiplicity of billboards, signs, images and symbols invade our public spaces in order to tell us something. YOUR TEXT HERE is a project that challenges this condition: Citizens are given the opportunity to change their role as receivers of information in order become the authors. The way it works is simple: you submit an anonymous text message in a website through your mobile phone, and in turn it is automatically projected at large scale onto the fa&ccedil;ade of a building.</p>
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"Public space is not something that is given or inherited, it must be fought for and defended constantly" says Marcos Zotes.</p>
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YOUR TEXT HERE is a participatory, site-specific light installation that...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/34031961/augmented-structures-architecture-beyond-visible
Augmented Structures: Architecture Beyond Visible Paul Petrunia2012-01-10T14:46:00-05:00>2012-01-18T01:57:12-05:00
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Salon2 has shared with us their completed 400m2 architectural installation on the fa&ccedil;ade of Yap&#305; Kredi Bank Culture Building at Galatasaray Square in &#304;stanbul.</p>
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The first stage in the Augmented Structures project with the Augmented Structures v1.1: Acoustic Formations / I&#775;stikla&#770;l Caddesi installation which reanimates phenomena (architecture, sound and visual arts) that appear to be completed and concluded. The acoustic memory of I&#775;stikla&#770;l Caddesi is first transformed into an architectural surface and then this solid form became a dynamic visual performance.</p>
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The project brings together disparate disciplines like architecture, sound and the visual arts which influence one another to such a degree that it is impossible to separate them. While the project aims to interpret the world in visual and aesthetic terms, in its capacity as an "interdisciplinary transformation" project it also questions the point where art and architecture stand today and the point they might reach in ...</p>